Who does RBL checks - MailScanner or SpamAssassin?

Martin Hepworth martinh at solid-state-logic.com
Thu Jun 8 09:28:03 IST 2006


Res

RAID won't help when you're system's compromised and that is used as a
jumping station to your other systems....

--
Martin Hepworth 
Snr Systems Administrator
Solid State Logic
Tel: +44 (0)1865 842300

> -----Original Message-----
> From: mailscanner-bounces at lists.mailscanner.info [mailto:mailscanner-
> bounces at lists.mailscanner.info] On Behalf Of Res
> Sent: 08 June 2006 08:59
> To: MailScanner discussion
> Subject: RE: Who does RBL checks - MailScanner or SpamAssassin?
> 
> On Wed, 7 Jun 2006, Martin Hepworth wrote:
> 
> > Res
> >
> > Nope - my SA/MS machine is a gateway machine and dedicated to the task -
> if
> > that machine gets compromised (hey its connected to the internet) I
> don't
> > loose anything else.
> 
> your lucky :)
> But if you use raid 5 or 10 you shouldnt (you would be unlucky to) lose
> much if anything
> 
> >
> > --
> > Martin Hepworth
> > Snr Systems Administrator
> > Solid State Logic
> > Tel: +44 (0)1865 842300
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: mailscanner-bounces at lists.mailscanner.info [mailto:mailscanner-
> >> bounces at lists.mailscanner.info] On Behalf Of Res
> >> Sent: 07 June 2006 10:56
> >> To: MailScanner discussion
> >> Subject: RE: Who does RBL checks - MailScanner or SpamAssassin?
> >>
> >> Hi Martin,
> >>
> >> On Wed, 7 Jun 2006, Martin Hepworth wrote:
> >>
> >>> Res
> >>>
> >>> Yes that's another option, but I find this type of blacklist give too
> >> many
> >>> false positives. I prefer to get SA to do it, and merely add to the
> spam
> >>> score.
> >>
> >> Ever tried running S.A on servers that do serious work, and want your
> mail
> >> out of the queue and delivered the same week ? :)
> >> (I do run SA on the machines that can handle it though, but thats like
> 2
> >> out of many)
> >>
> >> I use SORBS, spamhaus and spamcop, I trust them pretty much, SORBS can
> be
> >> an issue with hotmail at times, when it gets to level 2 complaint level
> we
> >> remove SORBS until its cleared up. I rather not waste any more
> resources
> >> on privacy invading dweebs than I have to, hence why I prefere MTA.
> >>
> >>>
> >>
> >> --
> >> Cheers
> >> Res
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